OBITUARY: Rachel Joanna (Rebok) McFerren

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Apr 20, 2013 at 6:27 AMApr 20, 2013 at 6:42 AM

Rachel Joanna (Rebok) McFerren, 99, of Waynesboro, died Friday, April 19, 2013, in the Waynesboro Hospital.

Rachel Joanna (Rebok) McFerren, 99, of Waynesboro, died Friday, April 19, 2013, in the Waynesboro Hospital.
Born Nov. 6, 1913, in Waynesboro, she was the daughter of the late F. Oscar and Kathryn (Sleichter) Rebok. She was a lifelong resident of the Waynesboro area.
She and her husband, the late Lloyd McFerren, were married on Aug. 22, 1932, at the United Brethren Church in Greencastle. They resided in Mont Alto until 1966 and then retired to Waynesboro. Mr. McFerren died on May 2, 1985.
In addition to homemaker and mother, she worked at the Waynesboro Knitting Mill, Mont Alto Forestry School, Hess's Orchards, and also ran a daycare service for children in her home in Mont Alto.
She was a member of Mont Alto E.U.B. Church and later Faith U.M. Church, Waynesboro; Ladies Auxiliary of the Mont Alto Fire Co. where she served as secretary and treasurer; president of the Waynesboro Senior Center for 27 years; and for many years was a member of the AARP Kitchen Band.
She is survived by one son, Harold L. McFerren and his wife Priscilla (Greco) McFerren of State College; four grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; one brother John Rebok of Waynesboro; and a number of nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by one son, Donald Ray McFerren and his wife Sally A. (Bragunier) McFerren; two sisters, Carrie Matthews and Gertrude Lever; and one brother, Leslie Rebok.
Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday, April 22, 2013, in Mont Alto Cemetery, Mont Alto, Pa., with Pastor Mark Shover officiating.
The family will receive friends from 1 until 2 p.m. Monday afternoon, in Grove-Bowersox Funeral Home, 50 S. Broad St., Waynesboro.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: The Mont Alto Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 602, Mont Alto, Pa. 17237.
Online condolences may be expressed at:
www.bowersoxfuneralhomes.com

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